Volcano Hike, a set on Flickr.
La Soufriere is an active volcano which last erupted in 1979. One of the most studied volcanos in the world, La Soufriere rises majestically over 4000 ft. The trail leads you along steep volcanic ridges through bamboo groves, a tropical rain forest and then the final hike up a rocky lava field. La Soufriere is the highest point in the island country of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It is a strato volcano with a crater lake and is the islands youngest and northern most volcano.
We go on hikes with our family in Island Park. We always make sure the hike is an easy one for the old folks(us) and the children. The sister missionaries could not go on the La Soufriere hike with the six elders unless we accompanied them. We thought we would try it. We should have checked on-line first. Later we checked it and it said rigorous hike and that was an understatement.
There were over 1000 bamboo steps, some of them 2 ft. high. We climbed and climbed and climbed some more. The well-maintained trail was surrounded by beautiful, lush, rain forest vegetation. As you can probably tell, it was raining that day, which is normal for that area.
